## Background: Calcification can be detected in both benign and malignant nodules and is often neglected by clinical physicians. the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of thyroid nodule calcification detected on ultrasound with thyroid carcinoma. ## Methods: One hundred seve
Relative risk of cancer in sonographically detected thyroid nodules with calcifications
β Scribed by Stavros K. Kakkos; Chrisoula D. Scopa; Apostolos K. Chalmoukis; Dionissios A. Karachalios; John D. Spiliotis; John G. Harkoftakis; Dionissios D. Karavias; John A. Androulakis; Apostolos G. Vagenakis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 151 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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